Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
"Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A serine protease that is the complex of COMPLEMENT C3B and COMPLEMENT FACTOR BB. It cleaves multiple COMPLEMENT C3 into COMPLEMENT C3A (anaphylatoxin) and COMPLEMENT C3B in the ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION PATHWAY.
MeSH Number(s)
D12.776.124.486.274.045.387.500.374
Concept/Terms
Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway- Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- Complement 3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- C3 Convertase (C3bBb)
- Alternative Pathway C3 Convertase
- C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway
- Complement 3b-Associated Factor B-fragment Bb
- Complement 3b Associated Factor B fragment Bb
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Complement C3 Convertase, Alternative Pathway" by people in Profiles.
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Complement activation in chromosome 13 dementias. Similarities with Alzheimer's disease. J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 20; 277(51):49782-90.
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In vivo generation of C4d, Bb, iC3b, and SC5b-9 after OKT3 administration in kidney and lung transplant recipients. Transplantation. 1999 Jan 27; 67(2):253-8.